Part 3Employment income: earnings and benefits etc. treated as earnings

Chapter 6Taxable benefits: cars, vans and related benefits

Cars: the appropriate percentage

C1133How to determine the “appropriate percentage”

1

The “appropriate percentage” for a car for a year depends upon when the car was first registered.

2

If the car was first registered on or after 1st January 1998, the “appropriate percentage” depends upon whether the car—

a

is a car with a CO2 emissions figure (see section 134(1)),

b

is a car without a CO2 emissions figure (see section 134(2)), or

c

is a diesel car to which section 141 applies,

and is determined under sections 139 to 141.

3

If the car was first registered before 1st January 1998, the “appropriate percentage” is determined under section 142.